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Leadership is not an uncommon occurrence in the span of social relationships which constitute human life. Think of the patriarch or matriarch of a family; the village elder in preindustrial societies; the President of the United States. Clearly, leadership occurs also in relationships between nation-states, sometimes involving the use of force, as with Russia’s intervention…

Some of you might find this hard to believe, but Africa is the world’s richest continent in terms of natural resources, with about 50% of the world’s gold and 3.1% of the world’s oil reserves. Furthermore, some parts are also highly fertile; in Nigeria, a seed will sprout anywhere it’s dropped, irrespective of if care…

Afghanistan is now Trump’s War. The American War on Afghanistan, historically classified a “good war”, as a means of “humanitarian intervention” is now touted a “forgotten war”. The sudden shift from Afghanistan to the launch of Operation Desert Fox in Iraq is seen as a zigzag in American foreign policy. Whatever happened to the United…

By Joseph Cramp Pretty much anyone you’ll meet these days knows about Amazon, the magical online enterprise where one can find almost anything under the sun, and often have it delivered one the same day. Less though, know a lot about Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO. However, anyone interested in leadership should study Bezos closely to…